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  • David Phillips
    Editor and Chief
    David Phillips is a long-time contributor to print and electronic publications in the U.S. and abroad, including Racer, Autosport, AutoWeek, Motor Sport and SPEEDtv.com, oversees the daily updating of news stories and assigns, edits and contributes feature material for inRacingNews.com.
  • Chris Hall
    iRacing.com Series Writer
    Chris Hall has been writing since the nineties and moved into motorsports reporting in 2005, covering series such as ALMS, British GT, FIA GT, Le Mans and 2CV racing for Full Throttle magazine, Motorsport.com, The-Paddock.net, GTGateway.com, L' Endurance and, of course, inRacingNews. During 2008 and 2009, he worked with the RSS Performance Porsche Carrera Cup Team (and former British GT(C) champions) as a data engineer for a variety of drivers and models of 997s.
  • Jameson Spies
    Contributing Writer
    19 years old, Jameson Spies lives in Quartz Hill, California. He grew-up surrounded by racing. His mother raced late models throughout Southern California while his father built and setup the car. Not surprisingly, Jameson began racing go-karts at the age of 13, and is now racing Spec Trucks at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. He has a passion about all forms of racing and hopes to make a career out of it.
  • Jason Lofing
    iRacing.com Series Writer
    Jason is 21 years old and was born and raised in Elk Grove. California. A big time NASCAR fan, he hasn’t missed a race on Sunday in years. Lofing is also a huge San Fransisco Giants fan and tries to take in at least a couple games a year. Other than sim racing, his biggest (and far more expensive!) hobby is photography. Although he is rather new to sim racing, Lofing has already accomplished some pretty impressive results, qualifying for the 2011 iRacing Oval Pro Series in Season 1, 2011, winning the inaugural Landon Cassill Qualifying Challenge and finishing runner-up in the second one.
  • David Ifeguni
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1988 and moved to Midland, Michigan when I was two years old. I stayed there until third grade when I moved to Farmington Hills, Michigan and now I currently live in Naperville, IL where I'm attending Metea Valley High School as a 9th grader. In the past, I have participated in soccer and this year I plan on joining swimming or water polo. My family includes my 15 year old sister, a 7 year old sister and my mom and dad. I have been writing since 6th grade and have participated in many writing contests in my school and have received several awards for writing.
    My fascination for motorsports began when I was nine. The first NASCAR race I watched on TV was the 2009 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, won by Kasey Kahne. My favorite NASCAR drivers are Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Jimmie Johnson. I have watched all the races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series since 2010. I currently have three wins on iRacing, two of them in the Nationwide car at Daytona and one in the Street stocks at Charlotte. My favorite car and type of track on iRacing is the Nationwide Series (B Class) car and superspeedways.
  • Katier Scott
    Contributing Writer
    I am a veteran sim racer who first started racing way back in 1993 on the SPRTSIMS section of Compuserve with a league who can trace themselves all the way to the present. Within that league I act as Chief Steward and try to bring the unique viewpoint that this experience gives me into my articles.
    I have a BA (Hons) in Journalism and Editorial design and have been writing for seven years and currently cover the Lotus 79 CTC and Radical series alongside my freelance work. Living in the UK, as well as motorsports I love Photography, Arts and Crafts and reading.
  • Dylan Sharman
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in Adelaide and we moved-out for Angle Vale for a few years until I was about 7 years old, when we moved to the Barossa Valley where I live now. I'm 19 years old and currently traveling back and forth weekly as I'm studying for a Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology.

    I've always had a love for racing as my close family did some racing and we were always out at the local dirt track. I joined iRacing back in 2010 and slowly but surely got the hang of it as this is my first experience with sim racing and am loving it each time I race. I've won two SK Modified titles (almost had three in a row but finished P2 in 2011 S4), an inRacingNews Challenge championship (2012 S1 Mazda) and was also an AustralAsian Intel GT Series Finalist.
  • Nathan Aljoe
    Contributing Writer
    Nathan's passion for motorsport first began in the late 1980s, captivated by the season in which Aryton Senna won his first F1 title with McLaren. Over the years his interest widened to include the British Touring Car Championship, World Rally Championship, NASCAR and various other forms of motorsport. Nathan began sim-racing in the mid 1990s using games developed by Papyrus. He later moved onto SimBim simulations such as GTR, GTR2 and GTR Evolution and has most recently joined the iRacing community.

    When he's not working or sim racing, Nathan enjoys spending time and relaxing with his family. Other hobbies include going to festivals, tinkering with his car and doing up his house.
  • Austin Hartenfels
    Contributing Writer
    Born and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, I have always had a serious passion for cars and motorsports. Hoping one day to become an automotive journalist for a magazine, I constantly crave the exciting competition that comes along with racing and sim-racing. Having participated in a mere test session in a Legends car at Old Dominion Speedway, I have not been able to get into any real-life competition . . . yet.

    As a sim racer, my interests date back to "GTR Evolution." My goal is to have fun and win some races. I made it to Oval Pro in 2010, but did not become very successful. I enjoy any mixed road racing competition and love racing the Silverados around almost any track.
  • Jordan Hightower
    Contributing Writer
    Jordan began sim-racing in 2005 with the NASCAR Racing 2003 Season sim and then joined the iRacing community in June of 2008. He hails from Fort Smith, Arkansas where he is currently enrolled at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, after which he plans to attend the University of Arkansas to earn his MBA. Although he enjoys watching and playing basketball, most of Jordan's focus is on motorsports, particularly NASCAR: "Anything that burns gas and goes fast, I like."
  • Scott Kelly
    Contributing Writer
    Born and raised in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area, Scott Kelly has had a love for motorsports ever since his father did the right thing by introducing auto racing into his life. No longer able to quench his need for speed by spectating NASCAR races on TV and watching dirt track stars slide around local tracks, Kelly eventually picked-up sim racing in his teens, wheeling cars found in Ratbag Games' "Dirt Track Racing" and "World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars" while also becoming introduced into multiple Papyrus sim-racing series. Joining the iRacing ranks in late 2011, Kelly set his sights on the short track racing he was familiar with, focusing on the sprint car, while also driving the Legends and street stock in multiple iRacing.com leagues.

    Kelly brings not just his enthusiasm for racing to the highest-rated motorsports simulation, but also his B.A. degree in English; he covers the action seen in the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series, while also placing the spotlight on various leagues within the service. Enjoying his start to a career in motorsports journalism, Kelly also doesn't mind visiting victory lane from time-to-time.
  • Kenneth O'Keefe
    Contributing Writer
    Kenneth was born in Smithville, Ontario on December 23, 1994. A major racing fan, he enjoys competitive kart racing in the Rotax Max category at Mosport International Karting. Kenneth also tunes into Formula One and NASCAR races on those Sundays when he is not at the kart track.

    O'Keefe has been sim-racing since 2005, starting on the Live For Speed simulator. After moving to iRacing in 2008, he was able to qualify for the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series (NiPS) in both 2011 and 2012. He will continue to compete and write about the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series throughout the coming year before taking another run at the NiPS in late 2013.
  • Chris Owens
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in Florence, South Carolina in 1989 and have lived here my entire life. I've been around racing since I was a young kid watching with my dad on Sundays. In 2009 and found my local track, Florence Motor Speedway and started working for them as a PR guy the same year. At the end of that season, I started writing for RACE22.com, a Late Model Stock Car news site. In 2010, I picked up my first DSLR camera and started shooting races. To this day, I've experienced some of the best races from behind the camera.

    I've been with the iRacing service since its public beta in 2008, back when the top oval car was the Late Model. I've been in over 500 races on the service with 70+ wins on both oval and road. My favorite car on the service is the Chevrolet Silverado. Darlington Raceway and Concord Speedway are my favorite tracks simply because everybody hates them.
  • George Wood
    Contributing Writer
    After beginning his racing career with go-karts at age seven, George then turned wrenches on street stocks until he could finally turn the wheel. Following the successes of his friends and family, George has since retired from real-world racing, where he is now a science and mathematics faculty member for several local community colleges. When George isn't grading laboratory reports or iRacing, he is performing at bluegrass festivals in the Northeast, making fishing lures, playing golf, and rooting for his beloved Baltimore Orioles.

Williams impressed with Bottas’ attitude

June 13th, 2013

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Williams impressed with Bottas’ attitude

Frank Williams has praised Valtteri Bottas for both his off-track attitude as well as his out-and-out speed. Bottas was one of the stars of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend when he shone in the tricky wet qualifying conditions to deliver a career-best third on the grid

McLaren expects ’15 Honda exclusivity

May 22nd, 2013

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McLaren expects ’15 Honda exclusivity

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has confirmed that McLaren will have exclusive use of Honda Formula 1 engines in 2015 and that other teams may only race with the Japanese units “in due course”. Honda announced its F1 comeback with McLaren last week, but also left the door open to supplying other squads . “The agreement governing engine supply was actually there to prevent one manufacturer working with too many of the best teams,” said Whitmarsh in an interview for this week’s episode of The Racer’s Edge .

Claire Williams to be deputy team boss

March 27th, 2013

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Claire Williams to be deputy team boss

Claire Williams has been promoted to deputy team principal of the Williams Formula 1 team, working alongside her team-founding father Frank. A team statement said the decision was made prior to the 2013 season, but its announcement had been postponed after the death of Claire’s mother Ginny.

Renault believes it deserves more credit

March 7th, 2013

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Renault believes it deserves more credit

Renault believes it has not got the credit it deserves for its recent title successes with Red Bull.

Williams announces Wolff’s exit

January 21st, 2013

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Williams announces Wolff’s exit

Williams has announced that Toto Wolff is to leave his role as an executive director of the team with immediate effect to take up a new position with Mercedes-Benz. As AUTOSPORT reported on Sunday night , Wolff is set to take up a senior management position in charge of Mercedes-Benz’s motorsport activities as replacement for the departed Norbert Haug

Bacheta completes prize Williams run

October 18th, 2012

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Bacheta completes prize Williams run

Luciano Bacheta had his maiden run in a Formula 1 on Thursday, driving for Williams at Silverstone. Bacheta was awarded the test as a prize for winning this year’s Formula 2 title . The 22-year-old Briton took to the track in the 2011 FW33 car and completed five different sessions, the first two on a damp circuit.

FIA to standardise F3 to boost status

June 30th, 2012

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FIA to standardise F3 to boost status

Gerhard Berger has pledged to standardise Formula 3 technical regulations worldwide as soon as possible in order to ensure that the series re-emerges as a key stepping stone to Formula 1. Berger, who is the head of the FIA’s Single-Seater Commission, made the comment at the latest round of the FIA European F3 Championship at the Norisring on Saturday, which featured a strong 28-car field that encompassed competitors from the British championship and the Euro Series. Currently only the British and Japanese domestic championships, plus the Euro Series, run to the latest FIA technical regulations, which feature open competition between engine manufacturers and chassis at their core.

Big names added to FOTA forum

June 28th, 2012

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Big names added to FOTA forum

Frank Williams, Ross Brawn, Pastor Maldonado and Martin Whitmarsh are among the panel of guests who are now confirmed for next week’s FOTA Fans’ Forum at the Williams factory. The event, which takes place at the Conference Centre at Grove on Tuesday, will also feature appearances on a ‘Legends’ Panel’ with Patrick Head and John Watson in attendance. The FOTA Fans’ events offer a chance for followers of the sport to ask question to some of F1′s biggest names – with those lucky enough to get tickets for the Williams event being given the added bonus of being able to view the team’s famous museum as well.

Williams against cost ‘interference’

June 27th, 2012

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Williams against cost ‘interference’

Williams team founder Sir Frank Williams says he opposes any form of cost cap being implemented in Formula 1 and that his squad will not be ‘pleading for more restrictions’. Amid ongoing discussions over the future of F1 spending control, Williams said he did not want to see teams limited.

Williams: Maldonado always real deal

May 15th, 2012

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Williams: Maldonado always real deal

Frank Williams says Pastor Maldonado is worthy of a place at his team even without the considerable backing he brings, judging by his performance at the Spanish Grand Prix. Maldonado delivered a surprise victory at Barcelona on Sunday, as he withstood race-long pressure from Fernando Alonso to end Williams’ eight-year victory drought

Williams confident recovery on course

May 12th, 2012

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Williams confident recovery on course

Frank Williams thinks his team has all the ingredients it needs to move itself back to the front of the field in Formula 1, having begun a recovery from its worst ever season. A technical reshuffle has helped deliver a car that is much improved on last year’s disappointing FW33, and the Grove-based outfit has scored more than three times as many points so far this season than it managed in the whole of 2011

Adam Parr leaves Williams

March 26th, 2012

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Adam Parr leaves Williams

The Williams team has announced that chairman Adam Parr will leave the outfit at the end of this week.

Williams steps down from board

March 2nd, 2012

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Williams steps down from board

The Williams team has announced Frank Williams is to step down from the board, with his daughter Claire joining from next month. Williams made it clear, however, that he will continue to be team principal for the squad that bears his name.

Williams: Parr is natural successor

February 28th, 2012

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Williams: Parr is natural successor

Frank Williams views Adam Parr as the natural successor to take over the running of the famous Formula 1 team in the future. Although Williams has no intention of stepping down from the team principal role that he has held since he formed the outfit, he says Parr has impressed him enough to be viewed as the right man to step into the senior position when he eventually moves aside.

Frank Williams: FW34 a ‘fresh start’

February 7th, 2012

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Frank Williams: FW34 a ‘fresh start’

Frank Williams says the FW34 represents a ‘truly fresh start’ for the team ahead of the 2012 F1 season.

Williams partners with Michael Johnson

January 11th, 2012

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Williams partners with Michael Johnson

Williams F1 has announced a deal with Olympic gold medallist and former 200m world record holder Michael Johnson. Johnson’s Performance Inc company will provide an intensive training programme for the Formula 1 team’s pit crew personnel, and also evaluate its current training programme. In return, the MJP logo will be displayed on the sleeves of driver and team overalls and on team kit.

Patrick Head calls time on F1 career

December 31st, 2011

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Patrick Head calls time on F1 career

Patrick Head will tonight walk away from direct involvement in Formula 1 after 34 years active service with the Williams team, having stepped down from the outfit’s board of directors with immediate effect. Head, whose role with Williams was director of engineering, revealed his intention to back away from the sport at the Brazilian Grand Prix , following on from a technical and management restructure prompted by the teams’ worst campaign in its history during 2012.

Vettel voted best of 2011 by F1 bosses

December 15th, 2011

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Vettel voted best of 2011 by F1 bosses

Sebastian Vettel has added yet another accolade at the end of his remarkable 2011 campaign – by being voted as the best Formula 1 driver of the year in AUTOSPORT’s exclusive team principals’ top 10 rankings In the now annual poll, Vettel emerged as a clear winner ahead of Jenson Button – with last year’s winner Fernando Alonso dropping two places down to third. The annual team principals’ verdict is compiled by getting the top ten driver rankings of every boss, which are kept secret, and then converting their rankings into the F1 points’ system (25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1). The final scores are added up to discover which driver the team bosses overall believed had done the best job throughout the campaign.

Williams confirms Maldonado for 2012

December 1st, 2011

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Williams confirms Maldonado for 2012

The Williams team has confirmed Pastor Maldonado will enter his second season in Formula 1 with the team next year. The Venezuelan made his debut with the Grove-based squad in 2011 and was expected to continue with the team, in a move that was confirmed by Williams on Thursday evening. “I am delighted to be able to continue with Williams into my second season and I will give my very best to help the team as we push to return to the front of the grid,” he said

Ex-Williams man Thynne passes away

November 21st, 2011

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Ex-Williams man Thynne passes away

Sheridan Thynne, who played a key role in the rise of the Williams Formula 1 team, has died. Thynne got to know Frank Williams during the early 1960s through his friendship with Piers Courage when all three were regulars on the British racing scene